heritage Archives - Portugal Confidential https://portugalconfidential.com/tag/heritage/ Travel & Lifestyle Wed, 04 Jun 2025 17:40:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://portugalconfidential.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-LinkedIN-PC-T_L-Lauch-Profile-Photo-400x400-1-32x32.jpg heritage Archives - Portugal Confidential https://portugalconfidential.com/tag/heritage/ 32 32 Belém Tower (Torre de Belém) in Lisbon https://portugalconfidential.com/belem-tower-torre-de-belem-lisbon/ https://portugalconfidential.com/belem-tower-torre-de-belem-lisbon/#respond Fri, 22 Jan 2016 11:08:30 +0000 https://portugalconfidential.com/?p=33352 Belem Tower is one of many important monuments around Lisbon. It was built between 1514 and 1520 on the northern bank of the Tagus, as part of the Tagus estuary defense system. Two distinct military architectural styles are found in the tower: the mediaeval keep; and the modern bulwark, which has two levels allowing for long-distance cannon firing as well as ricochet shots over the water. Besides the beautiful example of Manuelian architecture on the outside, visitors to the tower […]

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